19 Related Articles, between 2018-04-27 and 2018-08-17

'We are ready to go to trial': Beaver Lake Cree Nation running out of money to conclude 10-year legal battle. A northern Alberta First Nation want the federal and provincial governments, which they are suing over development on traditional lands, to pay their court fees so it can afford to take the ongoing case to trial. >>

‘A safe space’: Maskwacis rolls out its first rainbow crosswalk. Vibrant colours of the rainbow were painted along Maskwacis’ main thoroughfare, making it the first rainbow crosswalk in a First Nations community in Alberta. >>

‘A safe space’: Maskwacis rolls out the first rainbow crosswalk. Vibrant colours of the rainbow were painted along Maskwacis’ main thoroughfare, making it the first rainbow crosswalk in a First Nations community in Alberta. >>

Alberta commits funding to teach Indigenous languages. A one-of-a-kind program through the Alberta government is helping to provide language instruction for First Nations youth. >>

Alberta First Nations man looks to bring tourists to reserves with teepee camps. An Alberta First Nations man is looking to bring a series of cross-cultural camps that would bring tourists and generate income on First Nations reserves across the country. >>

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to apologize to Sixties Scoop survivors today. The apology comes about six decades after thousands of First Nations and Metis children were taken from their families by provincial child welfare authorities and placed in the care of non-Indigenous people. >>

Alberta's Lubicon Lake First Nation to ink land deal today with feds, province. Alberta's Lubicon Lake First Nation expects today to mark the end of a decades-long fight for recognition. But Chief Billy-Joe Laboucan says the real work will begin after the band signs off on its land claim with the province and the federal government. >>

All-inclusive teepee camps could turn Canadian reserves into tourist destinations, says entrepreneur. A Piikani man is hoping to turn his entrepreneurial endeavour on the southern Alberta First Nation into a sustainable source of employment for Indigenous people across the country. >>

Cree call for government to pay court costs up front in Beaver Lake lawsuit. An Alberta First Nation that's suing the province and federal government is asking a court to force them to pay all trial expenses up front to try to stop them from ragging the puck on the lawsuit. >>

Crews continue to face wildfire west of Cochrane, blaze not expected to grow. Aerial and ground crews are battling a fire that, according to Alberta Wildfire, currently covers approximately 15 hectares of land on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. >>

Crews continue to face wildfire west of Cochrane, fire not expected to grow. Aerial and ground crews are battling a fire that, according to Alberta Wildfire, currently covers approximately 15 hectares of land on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. >>

Disabled First Nation woman to get all-terrain stroller needed to get around on reserve. A disabled First Nations woman confined to her home on a central Alberta reserve will be getting the all-terrain stroller she desperately needs, thanks to the success of an online fundraiser. >>

Fight over land dispute on Alberta reserve heads to federal court. A dispute between two families over land on Canada's largest reserve is heading to court in part to question whether First Nations members have any right to the ground beneath their feet. >>

First Nations in oilsands region support bill to overhaul energy project approvals. A coalition of First Nations in the Fort McMurray say they're in support of the federal government's overhaul of energy project reviews, despite loud opposition in Alberta to Bill C-69. >>

Flooded Alberta First Nation working on making roads passable. A First Nation east of Calgary is working on making roads passable as many rural areas of southern Alberta contend with overland flooding. The Siksika Nation declared a week-long state of local emergency on Monday. >>

How 5 Alberta First Nations are helping shape the future of Indigenous education in Canada. A new northern Alberta school district is blazing a trail for Indigenous-led education in Alberta and the rest of Canada. >>

Indigenous-owned grocery store opens doors to lower-priced goods in northern Alberta. The store's whose name means in Dene, "of the land of the willow," cost the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation about $7 million to build and hired about 15 local workers. >>

Taking back tradition: Alberta First Nation opens powwow dance classes to adults. The Samson Cree Nation is reconnecting its people with their culture one step at a time. >>

Young mother shot to death on Paul First Nation identified by friends. The woman shot to death on a central Alberta reserve on Tuesday was a young mother named Ellie May House, friends and community members say. >>